Jobs / engineering
Senior Hardware Security Expert
SGS · Delft
What you will do
- Hardware Design Reviews: Conduct comprehensive reviews of secure elements, SoCs, cryptographic IPs, and soft IPs to ensure security and compliance with industry standards.
- Vulnerability Analysis: Perform in-depth vulnerability analysis to identify and address potential security risks.
- Test Plan Design: Design and implement detailed test plans for evaluating the security of hardware components.
- Technical Leadership: Serve as the technical lead in security evaluations, guiding and mentoring the evaluation team.
- Consultancy Services: Provide pre-evaluation consultancy services to help clients prepare for formal security assessments.
- Continuous Innovation: Engage in research and development to advance security methodologies, staying ahead of emerging threats and technologies.
What they look for
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in hardware security engineering or a related domain.
- Strong understanding of embedded systems, secure elements, and SoC architectures.
- Expertise in cryptographic algorithms and hardware security mechanisms.
- Proven experience in vulnerability analysis and test plan design.
- Strong knowledge about attack methods such as physical attacks, fault injection or side-channel.
- Experience with formal security evaluation processes (e.g., Common Criteria, EMVCo), as an evaluator, consultant or developer.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.